In the elevator, Minister Li turned to look at Ji Yao with worry on his face.

"I've also heard about design plagiarism. There are indeed many similarities, but if you insist on plagiarism, you can't be sure that you were the one who designed it first."

Minister Li always speaks truthfully, and it is precisely because Ji Yao understands this that her face is full of sorrow.

"I understand this, but this design was designed for the jewelry company newly acquired by Boss Xu. It's only been a few days since the jewelry company reopened. It's too late for me to make a new design at this time. Yes." Ji Yao smiled bitterly.

Minister Li nodded thoughtfully.

"This matter should be resolved when Mr. Xu comes back. It doesn't matter. What's yours is yours after all."

Ji Yao was inspired by Minister Li's words, and a glimmer of hope arose in her heart.

"Don't worry about this. I'll take you somewhere."

Walking into the bustling bar, Ji Yao felt a sense of familiarity in her heart.

She has been working hard with Lu Jincheng in the past few years. She sometimes comes to these places occasionally, mainly to discuss business and cooperation.

At that time, some customers did not ask to discuss cooperation in the restaurant, but wanted to come to the bar to chat over a drink.

Ji Yao gritted her teeth and agreed in order for Lu Jincheng's career to go smoothly.

Now, after a long time, Ji Yao was filled with emotions when she came back to a similar place.

Lu Jincheng no longer needs someone like him to get those cooperation and projects for him.

Minister Li noticed Ji Yao's lonely look and thought she was not interested because of the design, so he patted Ji Yao's shoulder to comfort her.

"Okay, let's put this matter aside for now. I have worked under Mr. Xu for so many years. I know that he will definitely not agree to your nonsense at this time. After all, you are an employee of our company now, and what you say means company."

Ji Yao secretly sighed in her heart that she was worthy of being a senior. She even understood Xu Ye's style of dealing with things so well.

"I'll order you some wine with a lower alcohol content."

Minister Li said and went to the front desk to order a cocktail for Ji Yao.

After finishing the cocktail, Ji Yao felt increasingly sad as she remembered that the drinks she drank before were all bitter beer and spicy liquor.

Those awful drinks are nothing compared to cocktails.

Just when Ji Yao was half drunk, she suddenly heard someone joking in her ear: "Have you heard? That designer who is very famous in the design world actually plagiarizes other people's designs!"

"That's right, it seems that those famous people are nothing more than this. Maybe their strength is all fake and they are honors bought with money!"

Ji Yao frowned slightly, already guessing what they were discussing.

She raised her hand to stand up on the table, but she accidentally knocked over the goblet.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of the glass breaking sounded in the bar, and the music continued, but people around Ji Yao looked sideways at Ji Yao.

Ji Yao accidentally drank too much and was now tipsy.

"What did you say about plagiarism? I didn't plagiarize. It was clearly plagiarized by Ji Zimo!"

The two people who had just discussed plagiarism did not expect that the real owner was actually beside them. Their brows were furrowed and their sarcasm became louder.

"It's you I'm talking about. Aren't you just plagiarizing others? You also call yourself a designer, what kind of bullshit designer! Bah!" The man spat on the ground as he spoke, with an obvious insult.

Ji Yao's mind was groggy, and the grievances she had felt for so long finally broke out in an instant.

"Shut up! How could someone who has never learned anything design something like this?! You all think that you can achieve success without doing anything, but have you ever thought about how much designers have put in behind the scenes? If you work hard, you can make everyone pay attention to him! How can laymen like you compare to him?"

What Ji Yao said was a bit unpleasant, but it was indeed the truth.

Many people will think that they can be talented and smart and can outshine others in their efforts.

These words were already a huge insult if they fell into the ears of those two people who had money to buy wine but were not satisfied with their own lives.

"Okay, superior designers look down on ordinary people. Is this how arrogant you are?! As the saying goes, everyone is equal. It seems that your Xu City Company is nothing more than that. This is how you treat ordinary people!"

The commotion in the bar became louder and louder, and Minister Li, who had just gone to the toilet, also came back.

Minister Li listened for more than ten seconds and almost understood what happened.

He immediately went forward and put Ji Yao on the seat, then looked at the two cursing men.

"Two gentlemen, you can't say that. The one who published it first doesn't necessarily mean that he didn't plagiarize others. Moreover, when you said that everyone is equal, their designers look down on you ordinary people. I'm afraid it's just your imagination."

Minister Li smiled appropriately and spoke impeccably.

"I didn't say that ordinary people can't do it. I just said that they are people who get something for nothing. Is it possible that you two automatically brought in people who get something for nothing?"

"As the saying goes, genius is achieved by 1% talent and 99% perspiration. Hard work is more important than talent."

After Minister Li said this, the two men couldn't refute it even if they wanted to. They couldn't think of themselves as people who got something for nothing and didn't even put in any effort.

In this way, the matter was temporarily resolved with Minister Li's rescue, but the matter was far from over.

Minister Li sighed secretly and took a taxi with Ji Yao back to Ji Yao's residence.

Ji Yao was so drunk that night that she fell unconscious, but she even had nightmares when she dreamed.

Why was the design she had worked so hard to create now stolen by others, and could she be said to have been made by the thief?

It wasn't until the first ray of morning light from the horizon hit Ji Yao's face that Ji Yao slowly woke up.

She took out her phone and checked the time, only to find that it had almost been dialed by Xu Ye, and there were still many missed calls from Lu Jincheng.

Ji Yao hesitated for a while and took the lead in calling Xu Ye back.

Xu Ye quickly answered the call.

"What happened last night? Why did I suppress the plagiarism issue temporarily, but it became more and more serious in the second half of last night?"

Xu Ye's voice was serious. Ji Yao vaguely remembered what happened last night and looked guilty.

"Last night, Minister Li and I went to the bar together, and we had an argument with someone...it was about plagiarism and being plagiarized."

Xu Ye was silent for a long time, but he did not blame Ji Yao after all.

"I understand. I'm going to return to China right away. You should also be prepared to hold a press conference later to completely clarify this matter. As long as the design is yours, it will always be yours. I will not let Ji Zimo The fruits of your hard work are taken away."


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